Ever since i integrated the pullets into the chicken pen the chickens had been bullying the newbies, as chickens do. The pullets, afraid of the chickens, roosted each night in between the tarp covered fence of the pen and the side of the chicken coop. I kept telling them they’d get stuck here and predators …
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Cricket’s Emergency
I took Cricket to the vet and got her a rabies shot. I told them about the sneezing and asked them to treat her. They said she was 18 weeks, she would always be a small cat because her growth was stunted when she was starving, and that she was only 3 lbs. we all …
A Major Problem with Cricket
So i began noticing that Cricket was not interested in spending time with me any longer. She would demand rather urgently to have her food immediately upon me pulling up and then disappear under the car as soon as it was eaten. One night i became fed up with this screaming and clawing to get …
Deer Whistles
One of the patients’ husbands handed out deer whistles for our cars to all the staff at work. He is so kind. He bought them at walmart and handed them out to the nurses, nurses aids, and therapists. He said after reaching 35 mph they would make a whistling noise that would cause deer to …
Sugar Cane
I spent Thanksgiving with my friend Cindy and her family in a neighboring town. Her youngest son skillfully cut the outside of a stick of sugar cane off with a knife so that i could try a few pieces. It was fairly good so he made me a to go bag of sugar cane pieces …
Well Water
When people’s wells started running dry earlier in the year i had to think about what life would be like if i never tasted well water again. I started praying every morning for the longevity of my well and the arrival of rain. I also started to appreciate each additional bottle of well water that …
A Ringtail Visits
This is a ringtail, the lankier cousin of the more commonly known raccoon. It looks like something straight out of Madagascar. contrary to popular belief, it can and will eat small cats and chickens….of which i have both right now. I spotted it in a cedar while doing the evening chores. I did not grow …
Sunbathing with Cricket
Cricket was unlike the rest of my animals. She came and went as she pleased and she sort of made her own schedule. She decided what she was doing when and if i wanted to spend time with her i kind of had to join whatever she was doing. Cricket stretched out in the sun …
The Geese fly South
I was hearing this repetitive squeaking noise. It was an animal noise but i couldnt figure out which animal it was coming from. The cat did not appear to he meowing, the chickens weren’t doing it, the dogs were still, and i saw no evidence of mice, toads, or rabbits nearby at the moment. Then …
A Christmas Tree for the House
I had a 3 foot Christmas tree that i stored in the shed during the summer months. The stand got a bit melted and warped under the weight of the tree. The thing wouldn’t stand up anymore. It was such a hassle to keep upright around the dogs that i just quit putting it out. …